professor
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Great news! Did they not show it because of the nature of the accident or because they didn't have a camera on during the crash ?
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Because of the nature of the incident. They always do that.
Snobike Mike
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It's already been reported Fred's likely off to Macca.
In any event Vettel will be Red next year.
To add to a sad day, former F1 driver Andrea De Cesaris passed away from a motorcycle accident. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/29501069
Well known for crashing, it was once joked that the reason he raced with the # 8 at Mclaren which was the same number upside down.
Well known for crashing, it was once joked that the reason he raced with the # 8 at Mclaren which was the same number upside down.
I have read that the cameras were told to "looked away, so TV audience was spared of the race car sardined under the crane truck ... it was not pretty look according to some tweets.
As far as recording the actual crash, there was a rider who has seen the whole crash (at least that's what I have read), so I am sure his on-board camera would have picked it up. unless that report was false .... at any rate, it was a copy of Sutil's crash .. the turn is nasty when wet and limited visibility presents itself.
I won't imbed the photo here, but this is as clear as you're going to get: http://i.imgur.com/n3HKYVk.jpg.
Just dreadful.
Just dreadful.
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Snobike Mike
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Wowza!!
Crash Video: http://gfycat.com/HiddenSleepyIceblueredtopzebra
The amount of kinetic energy of the car as well as the high rear end of the loader and his location have been critical. It seems like the impact must have been pretty direct ... Very unfortunate and unlucky for the racer.
FIA and the organizers surely will have a law suite on their hands ... too many question marks (warranted in my opinion), not only about the crash, but also the Typhoon forecasters were predicting well before Sun race. It will not be pretty ...
FIA and the organizers surely will have a law suite on their hands ... too many question marks (warranted in my opinion), not only about the crash, but also the Typhoon forecasters were predicting well before Sun race. It will not be pretty ...
Holy ******!!! Wasn't expecting that massive an impact. Originally thought he slowly skidded to a stop and lightly glanced off the CAT before I saw this footage. Seemed like he was decapitated....and to lift that loader off the ground like that. Wow, just wow.
this is what a (reported) 160mph crash looks like.
That one marshall on the left probably crapped his drawers.
and it does appear (bottom left) an F1 cameraman did catch this crash on tape.
The big question FIA will have to answer is why they didn't dispatch safety car immediately after Sutil crashed? It makes no sense in those conditions at the time and the location of the crash .... clearly a bad judgement, and probably not the only one in whole weekend of controversy, caused by very bad weather.
According to a photographer who was very close to the crash, the moments when they were trying to help JB were devastating to endure. One little positive note could be that apparently his helmet had no visible signs of damage ....
According to a photographer who was very close to the crash, the moments when they were trying to help JB were devastating to endure. One little positive note could be that apparently his helmet had no visible signs of damage ....
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